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My resolution to support my local community is working out well. Two times this month my son (7 years) and I have visited a local, historic theatre and playhouse. Two weeks ago we saw “Enchanted” a wonderful movie. It is a classic Disney fairytale that collides with modern-day New York City in a story about a fairytale princess who is sent to our world by an evil queen. Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer. It was so cute you couldn’t wipe the smile off my face. I would highly recommend it!

Today I took him to a stage performance of The Emperor’s New Clothes. We had a great time yet again and spending some one on one time with my oldest is awesome too. Next week we are planning to see The Sound of Music and several weeks from now we are looking forward to seeing Rumpelstiltskin.

And I am REALLY looking forward to seeing some Operas in the spring with hubby.

In Phoenix we had so many opportunities to do things like this but we never did. I am happy to see that changing.

The picture below is from the marvelous Palace Theatre. It is gorgeous inside and less than 5 minutes from my house.

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I love the fact that there is a picture of the earth on one side and a yin-yang (balance) on the other. How fitting! 

You are The High Priestess

Science, Wisdom, Knowledge, Education.

The High Priestess is the card of knowledge, instinctual, supernatural, secret knowledge. She holds scrolls of arcane information that she might, or might not reveal to you. The moon crown on her head as well as the crescent by her foot indicates her willingness to illuminate what you otherwise might not see, reveal the secrets you need to know. The High Priestess is also associated with the moon however and can also indicate change or fluxuation, particularily when it comes to your moods.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

As seen on on Brit Blaise’s Blog

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From another blog of mine…

Kids Won’t Eat Bentos With Spit In Them

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I think many people would be surprised how many homeschooling and unschooling blogs I read…especially since I don’t homeschool. But I do think about schooling and education quite a bit and I like to read about how other families are handling it.

One of the major reasons that I don’t homeschool is because my kids want to attend an outside school. My 7 year old son LOVES school at the moment and despite the fact that I have discussed homeschooling with him he wants to go to public school. My daughter, who will turn 4 next month, has been begging for many months to be able to go to a school. Today I started researching preschools for her for next term or maybe even this one if allowed.

Public preschool is not an option because we live outside the district limits. My son attends a county school which is no problem at all because it is the #1 rated school and it has bus service. BUT there is no preschool program there so my daughter will have to attend a private preschool.

This presented two issues for consideration. I had to make sure that the private schools would allow a non vaccinated child…so far so good. The other issue is that BOTH preschools have a faith based curriculum and are in fact inside churches. One is a Methodist church and the other is a Nazarene Christian church. This is an issue for me because my kids have been raised up until this point with minimal religious education or exposure, despite the fact that my husband and I both have a very religious background and upbringing. I also have no idea what each of these churches believes as far as doctrine is concerned.

They wouldn’t be learning about religion necessarily but they would be exposed to things like prayer and faith based morality. So I am not sure if I should even care. I have much to think about I guess but first I need to tour both of these schools. One of them has a constant access webcam so that is a big plus but they are pretty similar in price and proximity.

One of the public preschool programs within the city hinted that I might be able to fudge my way into their program if I bring them a piece of mail with a city address on it (even though it wouldn’t be mine). That doesn’t feel right to me though. Because it would be lying and also because the spots are limited and I would hate for my child to get accepted into a state funded program while another child whose parents can’t afford a private school gets passed over.

Oh well ….much too think about.

My oldest will also likely be attending some art classes on the weekend held at a historical playhouse. He is REALLY looking forward to that. I just hope we have nice weather because I HATE driving on icy roads!

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I had a blast from the past today. I was posting to my newly re-vamped (pun intended) fan site for Alex O’Loughlin the vampire P.I from Moonlight. I was posting a video that shows the original cast of Moonlight which at first glance, I thought included Patrick Bauchau….he is Archon Raine from Kindred the Embraced…a vampire TV show I LOVED in the late nineties. Thinking about that show got me thinking about the shows lead, Mark Frankel, who died before a second season could be filmed. I was devastated when he died. I remember crying my eyeballs out over how such a young, talented light was just snuffed out. He left behind two little boys…one of whom he never got to meet.

Anyway after a search for any sites dedicated to the show I ran across a Wikipedia explanation of the show, which brought me to the Mark Frankel fan club that was set up after his death to honor his life. Just for kicks I clicked on Membership and there glaring at me, right smack in the middle of the page is my name  (maiden) on the membership roster. I don’t even remember signing up for it so I guess I have been a terrible member.

So let me take a second to remember Mark…I will never forget….

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 I just love Jane Austen’s books and many of the movies made from them. My favorite is Sense and Sensibility followed by Pride and Prejudice. Which Jane Austen Heroine are you? I am :: E L I N O R ::

You are Elinor Dashwood of Sense & Sensibility! You are practical, circumspect, and discreet. Though you are tremendously sensible and allow your head to rule, you have a deep, emotional side that few people often see.  

Take the Quiz here!

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